Fractional Chief Operating Officer
In some instances, a Startup or Early-Stage business has more demanding needs in key leadership areas of their current development to get or keep things moving forward. Hiring a full-time C-suite executive can be a significant cost, owing to their experience and history in such a role. A cost-effective alternative is the hiring of a fractional leader to fill a role either temporarily or intermittently.
Fractional is not just any part-time role, nor is it a freelancer, consultant, advisor, or interim position. This chart will help differentiate a fractional role from these other leadership roles.
What Is A Fractional Leader?
Who should hire a fractional and why? Any SMB (small to mid-size business), startup, or scaleup that is on a budget but needs leadership expertise and experience to help them survive, pivot, or thrive.
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Fractional | Consultant | Interim | Advisor | |
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Embedded with team? | yes | no | yes | no |
End date? | no | yes | usually | no |
Full-time? | not usually | maybe | yes | no |
Represents company? | yes | no | yes | no |
Leads team? | yes | no | yes | no |